The properties of the fire clays used for the manufacture of zinc retorts

Author

Adolph Harmon Kuechler

Abstract

"The ultimate object of this refractories investigation is to develop a body for zinc retorts, or changes in the method of their manufacture, that will result in better retorts than the ones now in use. In doing this, the question of permissible cost must, at all times, be kept in mind. The immediate object of the present phase of this investigation, of which this thesis covers only a part, is to determine the physical and chemical properties of the refractories (fire clays, grogs, bodies, etc.) now used for the manufacture of zinc retorts. This will be a basis for later investigations of raw materials or body mixtures that offer promise of being better than the ones now in use"--Object of the Investigation, page 3.

Advisor(s)

O'Harra, B. M.

Department(s)

Materials Science and Engineering

Degree Name

M.S. in Ceramic Engineering

Comments

“B.M. O'Harra, Acting Superintendent of the Mississippi Valley Experiment Station of the U.S. Bureau of Mines"

Publisher

Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy

Publication Date

1925

Pagination

vi, 65 pages

Rights

© 1925 Adolph Harmon Kuechler, All rights reserved.

Document Type

Thesis - Open Access

File Type

text

Language

English

Subject Headings

Fire-clay -- AnalysisZinc ores -- Metallurgy

Thesis Number

T 491

Print OCLC #

9513715

Electronic OCLC #

405747189

Recommended Citation

Kuechler, Adolph Harmon, "The properties of the fire clays used for the manufacture of zinc retorts" (1925). Masters Theses. 4686.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/masters_theses/4686